Bank Crime Statistics 2010 Q1

Bank Crime Statistics 2010

Federal Insured Financial Institutions
Quarter 1, January 1, 2010 – March 31, 2010

I. VIOLATIONS OF THE FEDERAL BANK ROBBERY AND INCIDENTAL CRIMES STATUTE, TITLE 18, UNITED STATES CODE, SECTION 2113

Violations by Type of Institution

Robberies Burglaries Larcenies
Commercial Banks
1,028
17
2
Mutual Savings Banks
14
0
0
Savings and Loan Associations
24
0
0
Credit Unions
94
4
0
Total
1,160
21
2

Grand Total—All Violations: 1,183

Loot Taken and Recovered

Loot was taken in 1,084 (92 percent) of the 1,183 incidents. Loot taken is itemized as follows:

Cash $9,017,531.32
Securities—Face Value
0.00
Checks (Including Traveler’s Checks)
$337,000.00
Food Stamps
0.00
Other Property
0.00
Total
$9,354,531.32

Full or partial recovery of loot taken was reported by law enforcement agencies in 232 (21 percent) of the 1,084 incidents in which loot was taken. Loot recovered is itemized as follows:

Cash $1,907,634.22
Securities—Face Value 0
Checks (Including Traveler's Checks) 0
Food Stamps 0
Other Property $420.00
Total $1,908,054.22

Number, Race, and Sex of Perpetrators

The number of persons known to be involved in the 1,183 robberies, burglaries, and larcenies was 1,380. The following table shows a breakdown of the 1,380 persons who have been identified by race and sex. n a small number of cases, the use of full disguise makes determination of race and sex impossible.

White Black Hispanic Other Unknown
Male
568 529 116 7 58
Female
43 28 1 0 4

Unknown Race/Sex: 26

Investigation to date has resulted in the identification of 520 (38 percent) of the 1,380 persons known to be involved. Of these 520 identified persons, 172 (33 percent) were determined to be users of narcotics and 100 (19 percent) were found to have been previously convicted in either federal or state court for bank robbery, bank burglary, or bank larceny.

Occurrences by Day of Week and Time of Day

Monday 208 6-9 a.m. 42
Tuesday 227 9-11 a.m. 294
Wednesday 210 11 a.m.-1 p.m. 269
Thursday 190 1-3 p.m. 263
Friday 242 3-6 p.m. 266
Saturday 88 6 p.m.-6 a.m. 49
Sunday 7 Not Determined 0
Not Determined 11
Total 1,183 Total 1,183

Institution/Community Characteristics

Type of Financial Institution Office

Main Office
33
Branch Office
1,126
Store
20
Remote Facility/Other
4
Total
1,183

Location of Financial Institution Office

Commercial District
785
Shopping Center
270
Residential
83
Other Location
45
Total
1,183

Community Type

Metropolitan
560
Suburban
205
Small City/Town
389
Rural
29
Total
1,183

Institutional Areas Involved

Counter
1,115
Night Depository
1
Vault/Safe
64
Auto. Teller Machine
0
Safe Deposit Area
5
Courier/Messenger
0
Office Area
44
Armored Vehicle
8
Drive-In/Walk-Up
10
Other
13

Security Devices Maintained by Victim Institutions

Alarm System
1,149
Surveillance Cameras
1,166
Bait Money
747
Guards
51
Tear Gas/Dye Packs
281
Electronic Tracking
131
Bullet-Resistant Enclosures
107

Security Devices Used During Crimes

Alarm System Activated
1,082
Surveillance Cameras Activated
1,147
Bait Money Taken
377
Guards on Duty
42
Tear Gas/Dye Packs Taken
128
Electronic Tracking Activated
71

Security Devices Functioned

Alarm System Functioned
1,069
Surveillance Cameras Functioned
1,127

Modus Operandi Used

Demand Note Used
630
Firearm Used1
301
Handgun
291
Other Firearm
14
Other Weapon Used2
23
Weapon Threatened3
518
Explosive Device Used or Threatened
44
Oral Demand
675
Vault or Safe Theft
9
Depository Trap Device
0
Till Theft
19
Takeover
55

1 "Handgun" and "Other Firearm" added together may not coincide with "Firearm Used” since, in some cases, both handguns and other firearms are used during the same crime.

2 "Other Weapon Used" includes knives, other cutting instruments, hypodermic needles, clubs, etc.

3 "Weapon Threatened" includes those cases where a weapon was threatened or implied either orally or in a demand note but not actually observed.

Injuries, Deaths, and Hostages Taken

Acts of violence were committed during 35 (3 percent) of the 1,183 robberies, burglaries, and larcenies which occurred during the three-month period. These acts included five instances involving the discharge of firearms, 29 instances involving assaults, one instance involving an explosive device, and two instances of hostage situations. (One or more acts of violence may occur during an incident.) These acts of violence resulted in 18 injuries, two deaths, and 35 persons being taken hostage.

Injuries

Customer
3
Employee
12
Employee Family
0
Perpetrator
1
Law Officer
0
Guard
1
Other
1
Total
18

Number of incidents in which injuries occurred: 12

Deaths

Customer
0
Employee
0
Employee Family
0
Perpetrator
2
Law Officer
0
Guard
0
Other
0
Total
2

Number of incidents in which deaths occurred: 1

Hostages Taken

Customer
10
Employee
25
Employee Family
0
Law Officer
0
Guard
0
Other
0
Total
35

Number of incidents in which hostages were taken: 2

II. BANK EXTORTION VIOLATIONS WHICH WERE INVESTIGATED UNDER THE FEDERAL BANK ROBBERY AND INCIDENTAL CRIMES STATUTE, TITLE 18, UNITED STATES CODE, SECTION 2113, (JANUARY 1, 2010 – MARCH 31, 2010)

Violations by Type of Institution

Commercial Banks
2
Mutual Savings Banks
0
Savings and Loans Associations
0
Credit Unions
1
Armored Car
0
Total
3

Loot Taken and Recovered

No loot was taken or recovered.

Number, Race, and Sex of Perpetrators

The number of persons known to be involved in the three extortion incidents was one. In a number of cases, the number and description of individuals involved are unknown due to nonobservance of the perpetrator by the victim(s) or the use of disguises. The following table shows a breakdown of the one known individuals involved by race and sex:

White Black Hispanic Other Unknown
Male
0 1 0 0 0
Female
0 0 0 0 0

Unknown Race/Sex: 0

Occurrences by Day of Week and Time of Day

Monday
0
6-9 a.m.
1
Tuesday
1
9-11 a.m.
0
Wednesday
1
11 a.m.-1 p.m.
0
Thursday
0
1-3 p.m.
0
Friday
0
3-6 p.m.
1
Saturday
0
6 p.m.-6 a.m.
1
Sunday
1
Not Determined
0
Not Determined
0
Total
3
Total
3

Institution/Community Characteristics

Type of Financial Institution Office

Main Office
1
Branch Office
2
Store
0
Remote Facility/Other
0
Total
3

Location of Financial Institution Office

Commercial District
2
Shopping Center
1
Residential
0
Other Location
0
Total
3

Community Type

Metropolitan
2
Suburban
0
Small City/Town
1
Rural
0
Total
3

Security Devices Maintained by Victim Institutions

Alarm System
2
Surveillance Cameras
2
Bait Money
0
Guards
0
Tear Gas/Dye Packs
0
Electronic Tracking
0
Bullet-Resistant Enclosures
0

Security Devices Used During Crimes

Alarm System Activated
1
Surveillance Cameras Activated
0
Bait Money Taken
0
Guards on Duty
0
Tear Gas/Dye Packs Taken
0
Electronic Tracking Activated
0

Modus Operandi Used

Demand Note Used
0
Firearm Used
0
Other Weapon Used
0
Weapon Threatened
0
Explosive Device Used or Threatened
1
Telephone Call
2

Injuries, Deaths, and Hostages Taken

No acts of violence, injuries, deaths, or hostages taken during this three-month period.

III. BANK ROBBERY STATUTE VIOLATIONS BY REGIONS, GEOGRAPHIC DIVISIONS, STATES, AND TERRITORIES (JANUARY 1, 2010 – MARCH 31, 2010)

Regional Summary

Bank Robberies Bank Burglaries Bank Larcenies Bank Extortions
Northeast 152 2 0 0
North Central 247 2 2 0
South 407 11 0 2
West 347 6 0 1
Territories 7 0 0 0
Totals 1,160 21 2 3


Bank Robberies Bank Burglaries Bank Larcenies Bank Extortions
NORTHEAST 152 2 0 0
New England 56 0 0 0
Connecticut 15 0 0 0
Maine 0 0 0 0
Massachusetts 23 0 0 0
New Hampshire 4 0 0 0
Rhode Island 13 0 0 0
Vermont 1 0 0 0
Middle Atlantic 96 2 0 0
New Jersey 35 0 0 0
New York 25 1 0 0
Pennsylvania 36 1 0 0


Bank Robberies Bank Burglaries Bank Larcenies Bank Extortions
NORTH CENTRAL 247 2 2 0
East North Central 203 1 0 0
Illinois 49 1 0 0
Indiana 25 0 0 0
Michigan 45 0 0 0
Ohio 62 0 0 0
Wisconsin 22 0 0 0
West North Central 44 1 2 0
Iowa 4 0 0 0
Kansas 2 1 0 0
Minnesota 7 0 0 0
Missouri 27 0 0 0
Nebraska 3 0 2 0
North Dakota 1 0 0 0
South Dakota 0 0 0 0


Bank Robberies Bank Burglaries Bank Larcenies Bank Extortions
SOUTH 407 11 0 2
South Atlantic 218 2 0 1
Delaware 1 0 0 0
District of Columbia 9 0 0 0
Florida 63 0 0 1
Georgia 41 0 0 0
Maryland 25 0 0 0
North Carolina 24 0 0 0
South Carolina 20 2 0 0
Virginia 27 0 0 0
West Virginia 8 0 0 0
East South Central 56 1 0 1
Alabama 14 0 0 0
Kentucky 7 0 0 0
Mississippi 5 0 0 0
Tennessee 30 1 0 1
West South Central 133 8 0 0
Arkansas 7 3 0 0
Louisiana 5 1 0 0
Oklahoma 12 0 0 0
Texas 109 4 0 0


Bank Robberies Bank Burglaries Bank Larcenies Bank Extortions
WEST 347 6 0 1
Mountain 136 0 0 0
Arizona 59 0 0 0
Colorado 40 0 0 0
Idaho 6 0 0 0
Montana 0 0 0 0
Nevada 14 0 0 0
New Mexico 12 0 0 0
Utah 5 0 0 0
Wyoming 0 0 0 0
Pacific 211 6 0 1
Alaska 2 0 0 0
California 136 5 0 0
Hawaii 9 0 0 0
Oregon 30 0 0 0
Washington 34 1 0 1


Bank Robberies Bank Burglaries Bank Larcenies Bank Extortions
TERRITORIES 7 0 0 0
Guam 0 0 0 0
Puerto Rico 7 0 0 0
Virgin Islands 0 0 0 0
Totals 1,180 21 2 3

IV. VIOLATIONS INVOLVING ARMORED CARRIERS INVESTIGATED UNDER THE HOBBS ACT, TITLE 18, UNITED STATES CODE, SECTION 1951 (JANUARY 1, 2010 – MARCH 31, 2010)

Armored Carrier Incidents

Hobbs Act
8
Total
8

Loot Taken and Recovered

Loot was taken in six (75 percent) of the eight incidents. Loot taken is itemized as follows:

Cash $787,055.00
Securities—Face Value $0.00
Checks (Including Traveler's Checks) $0.00
Food Stamps $290.00
Other Property $0.00
Total $787,345.00

No loot was recovered

Number, Race, and Sex of Perpetrators

The number of persons known to be involved in the eight armored carrier incidents was 14. In a number of cases, the number and description of individuals involved are unknown due to nonobservance of the perpetrator by the victim(s) or the use of disguises. The following table shows a breakdown of the 14 known individuals involved by race and sex:

White Black Hispanic Other Unknown
Male
0 10 3 0 0
Female
0 0 0 0 0

Unknown Race/Sex: 1

Occurrences by Day of Week and Time of Day

Monday
2
6-9 a.m.
2
Tuesday
1
9-11 a.m.
5
Wednesday
1
11 a.m.-1 p.m.
1
Thursday
1
1-3 p.m.
0
Friday
1
3-6 p.m.
0
Saturday
1
6 p.m.-6 a.m.
0
Sunday
1
Not Determined
0
Not Determined
0
Total
8
Total
8

Community Characteristics

Location

Commercial District
5
Shopping Center
2
Residential
1
Rural
0
Total
8

Community Type

Metropolitan
7
Suburban
1
Small City/Town
0
Rural
0
Total
8

Modus Operandi Used

Firearm Used4
6
Handgun
6
Other Firearm
0
Other Weapon Used5
0
Weapon Threatened6
1
Explosive Device Used or Threatened
0
Oral Demand
4
Vault or Safe Theft
0

4 "Handgun" and "Other Firearm" added together may not coincide with "Firearm Used” since, in some cases, both handguns and other firearms are used during the same crime.

5 "Other Weapon Used" includes knives, other cutting instruments, hypodermic needles, clubs, etc.

6 "Weapon Threatened" includes those cases where a weapon was threatened or implied either orally or in a demand note but not actually observed.

Injuries, Deaths, and Hostages Taken

Acts of violence were committed during five of the eight armored carrier incidents which occurred during the three-month period. No deaths occurred nor were hostages taken when the violent acts were committed. However, five persons were injured during four of the armored carrier violations. (One or more acts of violence may occur during an incident.)

Injuries

Customer
1
Employee
0
Perpetrator
1
Law Officer
0
Guard
3
Other
0
Total
5

Number of incidents in which injuries occurred: 4

Any statistical information furnished in this booklet is subject to change upon the investigation of bank robbery incidents which occurred during 2010.

The BCS provides a nationwide view of bank robbery crimes based on statistics contributed by FBI field offices responding to bank robberies or otherwise gathered when provided to the FBI from local and state law enforcement.

Statistics were recorded as of 04/19/2010, at FBI Headquarters.

NOTE: Not all bank robberies are reported to the FBI, and therefore BCS is not a complete statistical compilation of all bank robberies that occur in the United States.